David Fulton

man wearing sunglasses in field
Professor
Assistant Unit Leader, Wildlife - Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
[email protected]
612-625-5256
216 Hodson Hall
Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Education

Ph.D. Colorado State University

Areas of Interest

Human dimensions of fish and wildlife management

Teaching

FW 5003 - Human Dimensions of Biological Conservation

Research

My research program focuses on understanding and improving human decision processes in the conservation and management of fish and wildlife. I am particularly interested in understanding the social, political, and cultural factors related to improving decision processes and the role that human values and attitudes play in decision-making. I emphasize the use of theories and methods from sociology and psychology but encourage students to take an interdisciplinary research approach. I believe that both qualitative and quantitative social research methods are essential for understanding the human dimensions of wildlife conservation and management.

Keywords

Human dimensions of fish and wildlife, natural resource policy, wildlife and fisheries planning, natural resource negotiation and decision processes, benefits-based management of fish and wildlife resources.

Select Publications

  • Schroeder, S. A., Landon, A. C., Fulton, D. C., & McInenly, L. E. (2021). Social identity, values, and trust in government: How stakeholder group, ideology, and wildlife value orientations relate to trust in a state agency for wildlife management. Biological Conservation, 261, 109285.

  • Landon, A. C., Fulton, D. C., Pradhananga, A. K., Cornicelli, L., & Davenport, M. A. (2021). Community attachment and stewardship identity influence responsibility to manage wildlife. Society & Natural Resources, 34(5), 571-584.

  • McCann, N. P., Walberg, E. M., Forester, J. D., Schrage, M. W., Fulton, D. C., & Ditmer, M. A. (2021). Integrating socioecological suitability with human–wildlife conflict risk: Case study for translocation of a large ungulate. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(12), 2810-2820.

  • Manfredo, M. J., Teel, T. L., Don Carlos, A. W., Sullivan, L., Bright, A. D., Dietsch, A. M., ... & Fulton, D. (2020). The changing sociocultural context of wildlife conservation. Conservation Biology, 34(6), 1549-1559.

  • Smith, K., Landon, A. C., & Fulton, D. C. (2023). A self-determination approach to understanding Leisure identity salience among lapsed hunters. Leisure Sciences, 1-26.

  • Landon, A. C., Smith, K., Cornicelli, L., Fulton, D. C., McInenly, L. E., & Schroeder, S. A. (2023). Examining landowners' preferences for a chronic wasting disease management program. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 47(1), e1401.